This isn't pretty! by cjwhite

This isn't pretty!

Sometimes Mother Nature can be harsh.

While I was taking pics of this Green Lynx Spider and it's prey, a Buckeye, I was really hoping this wasn't a jumping spider! I think I might be getting a little too brave for my own good. I had the flower in my hand.

For a much happier pic, you can look at my other album and see my cat, Red M and his reaction to the big spider. :0)

Thank you for your wonderful comments and support!!! :0)
Wow--what an amazing capture!!
August 23rd, 2011  
This is sad but nevertheless a beautiful picture. You are right nature can be cruel but you still got an amazing shot.
August 23rd, 2011  
Oh no!!! Awesome capture Carolyn!!
August 23rd, 2011  
It's not pretty, but it's an amazing capture! Fav!
August 23rd, 2011  
What great timing you have!
August 23rd, 2011  
Great capture, Carole! You are a true butterfly stalker. What a scary-looking monster that spider is.
August 23rd, 2011  
Sorry, Carolyn! I'd just been commenting on Carole N's site and accidentally typed her name instead of yours. A thousand apologies!
August 23rd, 2011  
@girlie That's okay! LOL! I've had people call me several different names. :0)
August 23rd, 2011  
You are certainly capturing some fabulous photos! Scarey but great! WOW
August 23rd, 2011  
This is fantastic. Mother nature at her worst I guess but brilliant capture!
August 23rd, 2011  
Amazing capture. I am glad it did not jump on you.
August 23rd, 2011  
This is sad but these spiders are so cool looking. Great capture!
August 23rd, 2011  
Oh my! Interesting capture!
August 23rd, 2011  
Sad but completely natural and so well captured (in both senses!)
August 24th, 2011  
Great nature story - that's an impressive spider.
August 24th, 2011  
wow whoa wow....I would have had my zoom lens out for this one lol. Fantastic capture especially since we don't have those around here.
August 24th, 2011  
cool wish I could take a picture like that fav
August 24th, 2011  
@kaylastaples Thank you, Kayla! You made me smile! :0)
August 24th, 2011  
Amazing capture! The butterfly is so pretty and the spider is nice looking. However, it is sad that the butterfly got caught by this spider. I know a spider has to eat though.
August 24th, 2011  
You are insane! hehe. Awesome shot though!
August 24th, 2011  
and the spider will get eaten by a bird and the bird by a cat and the cat by a dog and the dog by a cow and the cow by a horse.....
August 24th, 2011  
@nikkers LOL!!! You always make me laugh and I thank you for that! :0)
August 24th, 2011  
I'm confused. I guess the buckeye a butterfly? I used the magnifier. You also got some flowers (are THEY the buckeye?) I'd be mighty pleased if I had captured this. wow!
August 24th, 2011  
@annamaker The butterfly is a Common Buckeye. Thw wildflowers are asters. :0)
August 24th, 2011  
Ouch...just like something out of National Geographic! What beautiful detail on this poor butterfly.
August 24th, 2011  
that spider has an alien look....i don't blame red m!
August 24th, 2011  
Awesome capture, Carolyn! the focus is incredible, especially with you holding the flower in your hand. Thanks for the fav, btw. I loved that horse scene and went back a week to get it out of the files, so I'd have it in the album.
August 24th, 2011  
Amazing! Almost looks like the spider just wants to hitch a ride, but I think he had something more sinister in mind!
August 24th, 2011  
I actually gasped out loud when I pulled this up. Very sad...but it is the circle of life.
August 24th, 2011  
Kim
That spider looks scary! You are brave getting close to him, but its a great shot. (Poor butterfly)
August 24th, 2011  
Amazing capture...although it is sad. I think I would have tried to rescue the butterfly...well, unless I could tell it was already dead.
August 24th, 2011  
Survival of the fitest
August 24th, 2011  
Wow what an awesome catch!! looks like a scene out of a movie !
August 24th, 2011  
this is an awesome capture...amazing
August 24th, 2011  
Oh my goodness! What an amazing capture! It is sad, but I guess that's the circle of life! Awesome shot, Carolyn! :o)
August 24th, 2011  
Stunning capture !!
August 24th, 2011  
:-( Fantastic capture, though!
August 24th, 2011  
What an amazing capture
August 24th, 2011  
That is amazing!
August 24th, 2011  
great photo of FREAKY LOOKING SPIDER!!!
August 24th, 2011  
I love your comment - sometimes nature isn't pretty.

We don't like to think about it, but I would hazard an easy guess that most of the time, nature isn't pretty. We just don't see it very often. this is a fabulous capture because of that.

Fave.
August 24th, 2011  
Incredible shot. That is wildlife, indeed.
August 24th, 2011  
@webfoot Thank you so much for your kind words and fav, Paul!
August 24th, 2011  
WOW!!! This is AMAZING!!! fave!
August 24th, 2011  
@harley84 Thank you, Katherine! :0)
August 24th, 2011  
Wow, what an incredible capture! scary and brutal and beautiful at the same time! I feel sorry for the butterfly... Amazing focus!
August 24th, 2011  
amazing coloured spider, fabulous capture!
August 24th, 2011  
Wow. An amazing shot. Nature red in tooth and claw.
August 24th, 2011  
amazing capture, congrats on the PP!!!!
August 24th, 2011  
honey this shot freaks me out..a great spider..holy cow that is insane...it looks so big... yikes... you are one brave soul
August 24th, 2011  
Congrats on PP! Yea!
August 24th, 2011  
Amazing shot :)
August 24th, 2011  
It certainly is pretty. Great shot.
August 24th, 2011  
Looks like a horror show! Fantastic capture!
August 24th, 2011  
WOW This is really a great photo!!
August 24th, 2011  
You are very brave to hold a spider so close to you - especially one that looks like that! Brilliant picture
August 24th, 2011  
Wow! Awesome
August 24th, 2011  
Fantastic capture! What a terrifying spider!
August 24th, 2011  
Unbelivable! Wonderful capture!!!
August 24th, 2011  
Awesome capture.
August 25th, 2011  
nice shot Carolyn!
August 25th, 2011  
What a capture! Congrats on the POP page!!
August 25th, 2011  
Scary-looking thing!! Wow!
August 25th, 2011  
Excellent pic!!!!
August 25th, 2011  
Yikes! Poor butterfly :(
August 25th, 2011  
Wow! Stunning capture, the details on the spiders legs are incredible.
I apologise for not fav'ing this I would just rather not come across spiders when browsing through my favs.
August 25th, 2011  
ooo yuck - great colours though.
August 25th, 2011  
Wow, what a shot! Fantastic!
August 25th, 2011  
wow...fab capture!
August 26th, 2011  
Oh my god. What a stunning capture. A fav for me.
August 26th, 2011  
@tanagerjohn Thank you!!! :0)
August 26th, 2011  
you know, this critter makes me feel a little better about those days i don't have time to shave my legs. LOL!
August 26th, 2011  
This is absolutely fantastic!
August 27th, 2011  
Yikes! You are brave! Wonderful shot and amazing detail.
August 27th, 2011  
Oh NO!
August 27th, 2011  
a fav! Missed it first time through....I don't get to see the same people now it seems that I am back to work/school. I love this. The focus and angle are amazing and it is so unique.
August 31st, 2011  
Wow, this is fantastic! Amazing to see Mother Nature at work, isn't it?

for the record, you and I are the only ones who have tagged a Green Lynx Spider. :)
September 26th, 2011  
@jjsooner She doesn't have hers tagged Green Lynx Spider, but @espyetta has several in her album. :0)
September 26th, 2011  
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